Petra Kvitova and Daniela Hantuchova have won their quarter-finals at the AEGON International to set up a semi-final meeting with each other on Friday.
After two straight victories over Japan in Ufa two weekends ago, the Russians are looking forward to another two-game series against the same side this weekend. photo FIVB
Kim Clijsters winner of two of the last three Grand Slam titles, had to withdraw from Wimbledon on Wednesday due to a right ankle injury suffered during her match at 's-Hertogenbosch on Tuesday.
Italian pair Greta Cicolari and Marta Menegatti are counting on their status as home town favourites to carry them far at the FIVB Swatch World Championships Rome 2011 powered by smart. photo FIVB
It's quarter-finals day at the AEGON International and the last eight players in the women’s singles event will be vying for a place in the semi-finals with four mouth-watering matches scheduled.
SOPRON (EuroBasket Women) - The summer couldn't be any sweeter for German basketball fans. A nation continues to celebrate Dirk Nowitzki's heroics in America, where the seven-footer led the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA title at the weekend. photo FIBA
Both Molly Renshaw and Stacey Tadd secured the qualifying time for the women's 200m Breaststroke in a race that saw the athletes swimming stroke for stroke for the final 50m.
With round-robin pool play completed Wednesday, the world’s best female beach volleyball athletes get down to final business in the 32-team single-elimination. photo FIVB
The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars today finished off the Rose Bowl Series on a winning note with a 19-run win over New Zealand in the final game at Allan Border Field.
Vera Zvonareva avenged her 2010 Wimbledon final defeat to Serena Williams as she defeated the American in round two of the AEGON International at Eastbourne
Olympic bronze medallist Joanne Jackson clocked her quickest time for two years to clinch the 200m Freestyle title at the British Gas ASA National Championships in Sheffield.
Serena Williams was on form for her fans yesterday when she overcame Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 16 63 64. Zvonareva came past Britain's Heather Watson 6-3, 6-3. A second round tie between Williams and Zvonareva could prove interesting!!!
Brazil striker Cristiane has arguably not received the credit she deserves back home. The problem lies in that, in the fiercely demanding environs of Brazilian football, a position anywhere except the very top of the tree can fail to pass muster.
Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder will be fielding women in the upcoming Tour of America's Dairyland series scheduled from June 16 to June 26 in the State of Wisconsin.
Today the Standard Life GB senior women's final 12 has been confirmed for EuroBasket Women 2011 which tips off in Poland on Saturday 18 June. Photo - GB Basketball
It was the fifth ITTF Pro Tour Women’s Singles title of her career; in addition to winning in Belo Horizonte in 2008; she had won in Japan in 2006, in Germany in the same year and more recently she succeeded in Korea in 2010. Mauricio Val
Successful Wimbledon dress rehearsal for Sabine Lisick: on Monday, one week before the All England Championships in London, the 21-year-old German won the grass court tournament in Birmingham.
Since opening the season in Italy with a training camp at the MPIRE Cycling Centre, the Horizon Fitness RT - Prendas Ciclismo season has gone from strength to strength. Photo - Sarah Connelly.
Singapore announced their team for the upcoming 2011 Mission Foods World Netball Championships. Eight of the players named were members of the 2007 World Championship Team. Photo Lizzie Phillips
Scot Sarah Clark claimed a World Cup bronze medal at the latest round of the IJF world circuit on Saturday in Lisbon, Portugal. Report and Photo - britishjudo.org.uk
In the finals of the Eurohockey Club Champions Cup last weekend at HGC Hockey Club, Den Haag, current Dutch Rabo Hoofdklasse champions Den Bosch took gold, beating England Hockey Premiership Division winners Leicester 4-1.
The American beat the eighth seed and world No.11 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in her first match back on the tour since she retired against Petkovic at the Australian Open earlier this year.
The top 15 ranked women on the Rolex World Rankings have entered the 2011 Ricoh Women's British Open, all eager to take on the new challenge offered by the famous Carnoustie course, Angus, Scotland, 28th to 31st July, 2011.
One of the all-time greats of women’s tennis, and Eastbourne favourite, Martina Navratilova, will take part in the Legends event to launch the AEGON International at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne.
